--- title: New! Online Recreation Program Institute and CPP Jan. 11 – March 4, 2016 (8 weeks) description: A new CPP just for Recreation professionals image: http://www.lern.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Recreation-300x252.jpg --- [LERN Club Sign-In](http://beta.lern.org/club/) [![lern-logo.png](https://blog.lern.com/hubfs/June-folder/lern-logo.png "lern-logo.png")](http://lern.org) ** # Articles # New! Online Recreation Program Institute and CPP Jan. 11 – March 4, 2016 (8 weeks) Mon, Oct 12,2015 @ 12:29 PM by William Draves | Learn online anytime, any day or evening, from any computer. Participate as little, or as much, as you wish. It’s easy. It’s fun. Join These Top Recreation Professionals [![Recreation](http://www.lern.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Recreation-300x252.jpg)](http://www.lern.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Recreation.jpg) These recreation professionals moderate the online discussion. From left, Laura Guentner, Orange Recreation and Community Education, Pepper Pike, OH; Warren Bird, City of Garland, Garland, TX; Laura Wetherald, Howard County Parks and Recreation, Columbia, MD; Chuck Ramm, City of Temple, Temple, TX; and Cathy Noonan, City of San Jose, San Jose, CA. Here’s what you do online each week: 1. Do 10 or so pages of readings 2. Listen to the 15-minute audio presentation with slides 3. Take the optional self quiz for the week’s unit and get immediate feedback on how you’re doing. 4. Join your colleagues and some of the best recreation professionals in North America in the written discussion board area and share your thoughts with others. Plus, you have the option of receiving recognition for your work by being awarded the Certified Program Planner (CPP) designation after passing the CPP examination. **Agenda:** Week 1: Needs Assessment in Recreation Programming Week 2: Program Development Week 3: Finance and Budgeting for Recreation Classes Week 4: Program Analysis Week 5: Pricing Week 6: Best Recreation Brochures Week 7: Promotion and Marketing Recreation Classes Week 8: Customer Service and Review of Best Practices Benchmarks **Registration information:** **The cost (fee includes book) for this online Institute for members of LERN with recreation departments is just $95 for one person; **3 people $195 total; 6 people only $295 total. Contact Tammy at 800-678-5376 or [info@lern.org](mailto:info@lern.org) if you are unsure whether you are a member or from a parks and recreation department. [Click here for registration information.](http://www.lern.org/blog/2015/10/09/new-online-recreation-program-institute-and-cpp-jan-11-march-4-2016-8-weeks/)       ### LATEST NEWS Video: How to Get the Most From a LERN Membership LERN Video - The LERN Program Review: Position Your Unit for Success LERN Cancellation Rates and New Programs: A Lesson From Netflix Kathryn Lynch-Morin Ready for Liftoff: Drones and Drone Courses are More Popular Than Ever Kathryn Lynch-Morin Working with the University of Nebraska - Omaha LERN [Tweets by @LernUpdates](https://twitter.com/LernUpdates) [LERN Club Sign-In](http://beta.lern.org/club/)